Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan was successful today in obtaining a Temporary Restraining Order, which restrains temporarily Paramus from “forbidding or precluding any business activity on any Sunday” or otherwise enforcing the Borough’s Blue Laws until such time as Governor Chris Christie rescinds his order or upon a final hearing on the matter. In a […]
It appears that the Bergen County Executive does not agree with Mayor LaBarbiera’s pronouncement that the lifting of the Blue Laws in Paramus will only apply to necessary items and not all retail sales. County Executive Donovan has announced she intends to file a complaint today in New Jersey Superior Court requiring that Paramus fully […]
Andrew S. Kohut, Esq. advises that given the unprecedented damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, the Governor’s office issued Executive Order No. 109 suspending Bergen County’s Blue Laws. Therefore, retail establishments are temporarily permitted to operate on Sundays. Unfortunately, at this time it is not exactly clear whether there are any restrictions as to what goods may […]
The New Jersey Supreme Court has adjourned the oral argument originally scheduled for this morning in the matter IMO the Adoption of N.J.A.C. 5:96 and N.J.A.C. 5:97 until Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 10:00 a..m. more information on this matter can be found here: http://wjllaw.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/coah-appeal-arguments-scheduled-at-the-nj-supreme-court/
The New Jersey Legislature recently passed a bill that would amend the Permit Extension Act by lengthening the tolling period for development approvals protected by this Act until December 31, 2014. Governor Christie has now signed this amendment into law as of September 21, 2012. Hopefully, this will result in the future construction of numerous […]
The implementation of the so called “growth share” regulations established by the NJ Council On Affordable Housing have been challenged and rejected in 2 NJ Appellate Division decisions which are pending on appeal at the NJ Supreme Court. This matter has now been scheduled for oral argument at the NJ Supreme Court. NJ Towns have […]
In an unpublished decision just out this week entited, Street v. Hothem, App Div A-5077-10T3, the Appellate Division reaffirmed that the Consumer Fraud Act can apply to the landlord/tenant relationship. The case dealt with a landlord’s violations of the Truth in Renting Act. The Truth in Renting Act provides, in part, that “No landlord shall […]
Parties in New Jersey are permitted to charge relatively high rates of interest in many transactions. In the state, there are two separate types of usury, civil and criminal. The levels of interest rates constituting civil and criminal usury, and the exceptions thereto, are governed by separate statutes. Civil usury rates in New Jersey are […]
The Ridgewood News recently ran an article on our client, Garden Homes’ project, The Dayton, in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The Dayton will bring luxury multi-family housing to the Central Business District. Tom Wells, Senior Partner and CFO, is representing Garden Homes on its application before the Ridgewood Planning Board. The article can be accessed here:http://tinyurl.com/9y3wj8d
On Friday, Gov. Christie signed into law two bills that our clients, family and friends may find important. The first is the Permit Extension Act. Andrew Kohut, Esq. had previously blogged when the bill was pending. More information can be found here: http://wjllaw.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/possible-further-extension-of-the-permit-extension-act-2/. The second is the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Law (RULLC). More […]